I selected a Lewes based firm for our conveyancing in Lewes recently. Reviewing the Ts and Cs I seewe are liable for fees even if the movedoes not proceed. Should I go with them or use a web based conveyancing brokerage who offer no completion no cost conveyancing in Lewes?

Generally there is a concession along the lines that if "No Sale No Fee" is advertised then the conveyancing charges will tend to be be uplifted to offset those cases that abort. Do bear in mind that these schemes rarely cover disbursements e.g. Lewes conveyancing search charges.

I am need of leasehold conveyancing for a flat in a fairly new development (five years built) in Lewes. 95% of the appartments have already been sold. Do I need carry out the neighbourhood searches for my conveyancing in Lewes?

A big part of the Lewes legal transfer of property is the conveyancing searches. There are numerous companies conducting Lewes conveyancing searches, as well straight from the local authority. These are known collectively as personal search providers due to them carrying out, personal searches. However, all Local Authority Search conveyancing products have one thing in common - they must obtain their information from the local authoritative source.

My flat in Lewes is up for sale and I have a buyer. Will my conveyancing practitioner need to be on the Principality conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Principality conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their specifications fairly frequently currently.

We're first time buyers - agreed a price, but the agent told us that the vendor will only proceed if we appoint the agent's preferred conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Lewes

It is improbable the vendors are driving this. If they require ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and explain that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to appoint your own,trusted Lewes conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothose that will earn the estate agent a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing figures set by corporate headquarters.

Is it the case that all Lewes legal practices on every lender conveyancing panel?

You can use our search tool or you can drop into your local lender branch in Lewes. the probability is that they can recommend conveyancing solicitors in Lewes